A candidate who was interested in finishing a soon-to-be-open Wilson County School Board seat won't be eligible, but at least two other candidates have emerged.

Tom Sottek recently submitted his resignation as the Zone 3 Wilson County Schools board member effective March 4, because his family is moving out of the zone.

Johnnie Ricketts was asked to consider finishing out the term until the next election in August 2020. Ricketts expressed interest if appointed, but discovered he lives just outside the boundaries for Zone 3.

Mike Gwaltney, a 37-year school teacher and administrator in Wilson County until he retired in 2009, has interest in the seat since Ricketts is no longer eligible, he said.

Gwaltney was both a former assistant principal at Mt. Juliet High School and principal at Mt. Juliet Middle.

Another candidate is former Mt. Juliet City Commissioner Jim Bradshaw, who served five terms on the Mt. Juliet commission until 2014. Bradshaw was also a Wilson County commissioner from 2010 to 2014.

Candidates are encouraged to send a letter of intent, resume and a voter registration card copy to the mayor's office for commissioners to review. It will take a majority of 13 votes by the 25-member commission to elect the replacement.